Reading
What is it called when you tell the beginning, the middle, and the end of a story?
A summary
Every sentence has a subject and a _____.
predicate.
Two words that mean the same thing are called _____.
synonyms.
What is the plural for the word baby?
What is babies?
Which is figurative language?
a) He told a story.
b) The fridge buzzed loudly all night.
c) Cats love milk.
d) My friend ate a banana.
Which text feature helps the reader know what is happening in a photo?
caption
Does the sentence have subject-verb agreement?
Seven students joins the after-school program.
No
What are context clues?
Context clues are the other words around the unknown word.
What change needs to be made in the sentence?
Every Fall my family goes to a pumpkin patch to buy pumpkins.
a) Change pumpkin to pumkun.
b) Change the period to a quesiton mark.
Change Fall to fall.
c) Change Fall to fall.
These are groups of letters at the end of words that help us know the meaning of the word.
suffixes
Where can the reader look to find the meaning of words in a book?
a) Glossary
b) Index
c) Table of Contents
a) Glossary
Which is the correct way to spell the plural for CANVAS?
canvases
What is the antonym for the word, certain?
uncertain
What change needs to be made in the sentence?
The man said that he was from spain, and he spoke with an accent.
Capitalize Spain.
Which word is a synonym for the word ill?
sick
What does it mean when the text is written in first person and you see words like, "I", "Me", "My", "We"?
The speaker is a character in the story.
Which of the following words should not be capitalized?
a) Months
b) Names of a person, place, or thing
c) Titles
d) Seasons
d) Seasons
What is the second step when trying to find the meaning of a word?
1. Look for prefixes and suffixes.
2.
3. Try to plug in the answer choice.
4. Look the word up in the dictionary.
2. Use context clues.
What is the final step in the writing process?
1. Prewrite (Plan)
2. Write rough draft.
3. Edit
4. Revise
5. _______________
Publish (write the final draft)
What is the setting of a story?
It is when and where the story is taking place.
Which of the following is a character trait?
a) Selfish
b) Sleepy
c) Repeating
a) Selfish
What is the plural for the word, shelf?
shelves
My teacher told me that I was being CARELESS when I dropped my classmate's science project.
What does the word, CARELESS mean?
a) full of care
b) without care
c) care again
b) without care
What change needs to be made in sentence 4?
1. Whenever my cousins come over, they like to play with my things. 2.The problem is they never put anything away. 3. Then I get in trouble because my room is a mess. 4. When will they learn to respect my stuff.
Change the period in sentence 4 to a question mark.
Which is a common noun?
a) carnival
b) Almeda Mall
c) Shiloh
d) Martin Luther King Jr.
a) carnival
Which are elements of fiction?
a) Characters
b) Setting
c) Problem and Solution
d) All of the Above
d) All of the Above
What change should be made in the sentence?
Students at Gardens Elementary will go on a field trip on October 26th
A period is needed at the end of the sentence.
What is the meaning of the word in capital letters?
The little boy would not take his medication, but mom found the CHEWABLE kind and he did not mind taking it.
a) chew again
b) no chewed
c) able to chew
c) able to chew
Which is a complete sentence?
a) Every time we go somewhere together.
b) My little sister follows me everywhere.
c) All of the children at Gardens Elementary.
d) Saturday my family and Joe's family.
b) My little sister follows me everywhere.
Which text feature should an author use to show the different parts of a volcano?
Diagram
Which book is probably nonfiction?
a) Harper's Little Brother
b) The 50 States
c) Daisy's Lost Slipper
d) Nine Cats and a Frog Named Bob
b) The 50 States
What do all proper nouns have in common?
They are always capitalized.
What do these prefixes mean?
1. re - __________
2. un - __________
3. mis - __________
1. again
2. not
3. wrong
What is wrong with this sentence?
My little sister and her friend, Kevin.
There is no predicate.
What is another word for conflict?
problem
Authors write nonfiction to _____.
a) Tell a story about things.
b) Give information about something.
c) Entertain the reader.
d) Tell a story with characters, setting, problem, solution.
b) To give information about something.
What is the plural for the following?
1. lolipop - _______________
2. character - _______________
3. boss - _______________
1. lolipops
2. characters
3. bosses
What are these examples of?
pesky - annoying
funny - amusing
fun - enjoyable
happy - glad
synonyms
These are groups of letters at the beginning of the word that change the meaning of the word.
prefixes
Fables, fairy tales, foktales, tall tales, and myths are examples of __________.
Traditional Literature
What is the plot of a story?
The plot tells the events that happen in a story.
What is a fragment?
A sentence that is missing a subject or a predicate.
What are these words examples of?
big - little
tall - short
happy - sad
open - shut
antonyms
Which of the following is a proper noun?
a) building
b) Statue of Liberty
c) city
d) capital
b) Statue of Liberty
What is the difference between a biography and an autobiography?
A biography is a story about someone's life, and an autobiography is a story about one's own life.